fallupinreverse
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So I bought my first Crestie at a reptile show yesterday, and he's absolutely adorable. He is a juvie, though I'm not sure on weight because I do not have a scale (Though he is my 4th reptile now, as I also have a fat tail gecko, california king snake, and a ball python, where would I be able to find a cheap scale and how much would one cost?). He is showing no interest in food (Both last night and tonight) and I'm a little bothered but from what I've read I'm not completely worried.
I've got Repashy complete diet for him, which is what the breeder I bought him from was feeding him. So far I've been offering him a bit of Repashy on a q-tip, and when he doesn't show interest in it I tried putting some on the tip of his nose to get him to lick it off as I've seen recommended on forums, but he just backs away from it. I also tried to entice him with a cricket tonight, but that didn't work either. I've got a juice cap with some Repashy sitting in his cage as well, which I suppose there's a chance he's eating, but I still would like to double check a couple things.
The main question is, should I continue to try and feed him each night until he eats, or would it be better to not stress him with it? Is the q-tip method the best or is there something else I could/should try?
Another question I'm curious about; how long should I leave the same dish of Repashy in there for him? Does it go bad? I've got a small container's worth of it sitting in my fridge for whenever I need to refill his dish, but I definitely don't want it to sit in there and go bad because he's not eating it, thus leaving that much less of a reason for him to eat.
Here is a terrible picture that was taken with my camera phone, it just doesn't do him justice at all!
He's currently in an 8 gallon tall glass tank (It's as tall as a 10 gallon, but not as long) with some fake pothos and a bendy vine, as well as a hide at the bottom of the cage, with Fluker's terrarium moss as the substrate. I don't have any pictures of his current set-up, though I will try and get some soon.
Also if anyone has any beginner tips that they think I'd find useful I'd greatly appreciate it. I've done research on cresteds before, and continue to do so, but more help is always a good thing!
Wow this post got out of hand. I may have rambled a bit, and I apologize for that.
I've got Repashy complete diet for him, which is what the breeder I bought him from was feeding him. So far I've been offering him a bit of Repashy on a q-tip, and when he doesn't show interest in it I tried putting some on the tip of his nose to get him to lick it off as I've seen recommended on forums, but he just backs away from it. I also tried to entice him with a cricket tonight, but that didn't work either. I've got a juice cap with some Repashy sitting in his cage as well, which I suppose there's a chance he's eating, but I still would like to double check a couple things.
The main question is, should I continue to try and feed him each night until he eats, or would it be better to not stress him with it? Is the q-tip method the best or is there something else I could/should try?
Another question I'm curious about; how long should I leave the same dish of Repashy in there for him? Does it go bad? I've got a small container's worth of it sitting in my fridge for whenever I need to refill his dish, but I definitely don't want it to sit in there and go bad because he's not eating it, thus leaving that much less of a reason for him to eat.
Here is a terrible picture that was taken with my camera phone, it just doesn't do him justice at all!
He's currently in an 8 gallon tall glass tank (It's as tall as a 10 gallon, but not as long) with some fake pothos and a bendy vine, as well as a hide at the bottom of the cage, with Fluker's terrarium moss as the substrate. I don't have any pictures of his current set-up, though I will try and get some soon.
Also if anyone has any beginner tips that they think I'd find useful I'd greatly appreciate it. I've done research on cresteds before, and continue to do so, but more help is always a good thing!
Wow this post got out of hand. I may have rambled a bit, and I apologize for that.
